The Center for Faculty Enrichment is continuing our Fridays (and, two Thursdays) @ CAFE this semester.  The focus of these interactive sessions is on teaching and learning.Our goals are simple– to provide an opportunity for instructors to explore a variety of teaching and learning practices and to share their ideas with colleagues. All sessions are from 3:00-4:30pm.We will provide snacks and drinks.

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Teaching Information Literacy: Locating and Evaluating Sources
Friday, February 15^th   3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
In this session, we will explore methods for teaching students to locate and evaluate information from multiple disciplines.  Whether you need help incorporating information literacy into a course you already teach, or for a Perspectives – level proposal, this session may be for you.  Bring your syllabus and we will talk about the best ways to incorporate information literacy with your course goals.

Facilitator: Jennifer Beach, Asst. Professor, Research & Instructional Services Librarian
Register for the Information Literacy session @ https://goo.gl/forms/5zyS6kdUSCb3FXZt1

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Teaching Speaking: Nonverbal Delivery Skills
Friday, February 22nd 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Public speaking involves more than effective delivery of the spoken word.  Brush up on some instructional techniques for teaching and assessing essential speaking skills that do not directly involve speaking like eye contact, gestures, movement and more.

Facilitators:     Kris Paal, Asst. Professor, Communication Studies/CAFE Faculty Consultant
                           Ronda Scarrow, Asst. Professor, Theatre/CAFE Faculty Consultant
Register for the Teaching Speaking session @ https://goo.gl/forms/WaXBy85ebhK6fGf73

SPRING 2019 Schedule

Teaching and Facilitating Diversity and Inclusion Topics
Friday, March 1st  3:00-4:30pm
Location TBA
Facilitator: Quentin Alexander, Asst. Professor, Counselor Education/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Teaching Writing: How to Manage the Paper Load
Thursday, March 14 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Heather Lettner-Rust, Assoc. Professor, English/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Designing Assignment Rubrics
Friday, March 15 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Linda Townsend, Director of Assessment and Pam Tracy, Director, CAFE

Teaching Writing: Using Writing to Teach Course Content
Thursday, March 21 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Heather Lettner-Rust, Assoc. Professor, English/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)
Friday, March 22 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Adam Franssen, Assoc. Professor, Biology/CAFE Asst. Director

Teaching Speaking: Using Speaking to Teach Course Content
Friday, March 29 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:     Kris Paal, Asst. Professor, Communication Studies/CAFE Faculty Consultant
                           Ronda Scarrow, Asst. Professor, Theatre/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Teaching International Students:  Communicating Expectations
Friday, April 5 3:00-4:30pm
Center for Global Engagement Conference Room
Lankford, Room 207
Facilitators:     Deborah Westin, Director, English Language Bridge Program, Center for Global Engagement

Active Learning Activities: The Last Weeks of the Semester
Friday, April 12 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Pam Tracy, Assoc. Professor, Communication Studies/Director, CAFE

Diversity and Inclusion Toolbox of Activities for the College Classroom
Friday, April 19 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Quentin Alexander, Asst. Professor, Counselor Education/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Pamela J. Tracy Ph.D.
Director, Center for Academic Faculty Enrichment (CAFE)
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
Longwood University
434-395-2803

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Not Just Checking Boxes: A workshop for new advisers

Are you a new academic adviser here at Longwood? Or are you looking for an advising refresher?

Join us to learn: the academic advising philosophies that to benefit students and advisers, academic policies @ Longwood, advising for degree planning (including a DegreeWorks demonstration), and how to advise in two core curricula simultaneously.

When: October 10th, 8:00-9:15am

October 11th, 3:30-4:45pm

Where: Lewis Room (Dorrill Dining Hall)

RSVP by October 5th; click here or go to https://goo.gl/forms/999Q4EDwbd9GtAgw2.

DYNAMIC LEARNING DIALOGUE

The Dynamic Learning Dialogue is an early to mid-semester evaluation technique that provides instructors with rich qualitative feedback from their students regarding the learning environment in a course. Feedback obtained from a Dynamic Learning Dialogue can be used for focused reflections on one’s teaching to enhance classroom interactions, student learning, and teaching strategies. See below for more information.

Interested faculty members contact CAFE (cafe@longwood.edu) to set up an initial appointment

Because our campus is the “Publish and Flourish” workshop, we receive a one-year Institutional Membership to TAA, a non-profit, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to helping text and academic authors thrive. Our Institutional Membership covers the membership dues for up to 75 faculty members to join TAA, whether or not you attend the workshop.

We invite you to take advantage of our Institutional Membership and join TAA today. TAA provides you with the key resources you need to succeed as an academic author on topics such as:

• How to get your writing done efficiently and well
• How to organize your writing process for maximum productivity and success
• How to promote your brand and market your work
• What you need in your contract and what to watch out for

Some of TAA’s most popular resources include:

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Increase your productivity, learn new skills, and connect with industry experts who will answer your specific questions on a wide range of textbook and academic authoring and publishing topics.

Presentations on Demand

Listen to more than 100 presentations on demand on topics such as writing, editing, contracts, royalties, taxes, copyright, time management, and more, presented by a variety of industry experts.

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Stay connected to the textbook and academic authoring industry, and gain inspiration.

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Our TAA Institutional Membership is valid through the anniversary date of the day our workshop is held. If you have any questions about TAA please feel free to contact Maureen.Foerster@TAAonline.net

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